Geopolitics

Iran praised Pakistan’s “good intentions” but did not say how it had responded. A Pakistani analyst described “significant and rapid progress” in indirect talks.

Concern that Iran was amassing missiles to overwhelm defenses was a key factor in the push for war, officials said, and recent strikes laid bare Israel’s vulnerability.

How America and China can avoid the blunders that led to World War I.

Moscow’s missteps offer a warning—and an opening—for Washington.

The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a couple thousand paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East.

Parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf could be hit by strong thunderstorms later this week. Major highways and airports in the region could be inundated.

Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey have taken the lead in efforts to broker a peace deal between the United States and Iran, though conversations have been indirect thus far.

Israel and three Gulf states reported Iranian attacks a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would pause strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure during talks.

Former congressman David Rivera, accused of secretly lobbying for Nicolás Maduro’s government in Venezuela, climbed Miami politics alongside Marco Rubio.

As imbalances grow, a backlash is brewing.